MARYLAND SOLAR DECOMMISSIONING

Buckstop turns salvage
value into evidence
PPRP can credit.

Maryland Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) credits up to 85% of salvage value toward your solar decommissioning bond, but only when it's backed by commercial evidence. Buckstop builds that evidence, documented, vendor-validated, and filing-ready, so the number holds up at review instead of getting discounted or stuck in delaying comment cycles.

Estimates can
vary by 13x

The swing in net decommissioning cost across the Maryland plans PPRP has reviewed. Buckstop's estimates are built to land your project on the right side of that range.

Claim 85% Credit

The maximum salvage credit PPRP allows. Buckstop supplies the commercial evidence required to claim it in full.

Improve Outcomes by 120%

How far documented module salvage value has run above removal cost in Maryland filings, when it's backed by the kind of evidence Buckstop builds.

How Buckstop Keeps You Ahead of the five-year cycle

Built to hold up at every reassessment, not just the first one. Enter project details once and access your live salvage value and decommissioning costs estimates for the rest of project lifespan.

Five-year decommissioning plan updates are now mandated on every post-2020 Maryland CPCN, and each cycle gets reassessed against current salvage market conditions, not the numbers from the last filing. Buckstop has the live valuations and evidence to hold up against that reassessment - current, documented, and ready before the 90-day PSC Staff, PPRP, and county review window opens.

How It Works

From equipment specs to a filing-ready exhibit

1. Equipment and site inputs

Start with what's actually on site: module type, inverters, racking, site specifics.

2. Vendor-validated valuation

We build the salvage estimate from equipment specifications, current commodity market data, secondary market transactions, and real decommissioning costs.

3. Filing-ready exhibit 

The result is calibrated against every decommissioning plan the PSC has approved since 2023, ready to attach directly to your filing.

Further Reading

For more on how Maryland's approach to salvage value is evolving, read our write-up.

How Salvage Value Now Affects Maryland Solar Decommissioning Bonds

Read Now